Is it un-Christian to celebrate Halloween - if so, why ?

Question

I'm sure this has been asked, but I've not found the query and I sincerely would like to know. Apart from all this sinful, immoral, craven, heathenish lust for dum-dums and tootsie rolls, what's the prob ?

Ah yes, the Church Lady is very familiar with Samhain - we plan on having a kick-butt ceremony this year (feasting and dancing only - with clothes on, and no sacrificial animals :) I ask only because I saw a particularly vitriolic attack on the holiday . ..

. . . a church was advertising a "Hell-House" - I presume this is one of those haunted house parodies, with horrific abortion themed displays designed to scare the be-Jesus into children. Whack.

Answer 1

Halloween is neither pro-Christian nor anti-Christian. It's just a reason to celebrate and socialize.

Just like New Year's, 4th of July, and Columbus day.

(Jesus loved a good party as much as the next guy. He even made the wine!)

Enjoy!!

Answer 2

I do not celebrate Halloween. I am a Wiccan Witch and I celebrate Samhain during that time. IT is the end of the pagan year where the vail between this world and the next is the thinnest. I use it as a time of reflection, self examination and end of harvest. Just as with Yule time (christmas) the christians of the past have tried to take these holidays or feast days and make them mean something they were not originally meant to be. Doing this helped them to convert the pagans at that time into their religion. THe ones who didn't convert were of course killed. While some converted under these conditions many did not but kept it to themselves. Hiding was survival and pretending to convert saved lives plus helped the pagans who still believed in the Gods and pagan beliefs keep some of the old ways intact. To them I will always be grateful. CHristians choose not to remember these things. They choose to think that their religion has always had these days and not remember the how and why of the birth of these holidays. The churches prefer this so they don't bother teaching the real history of the holidays.

Answer 3

Chiristian don't celebrate Halloween because:

It is a day of evil
It is associated with evil
How does God feel to see His people making light of demons and witchcraft? Shouldn't we be thinking about how to honor Him and show our love to Him? Where do our loyalties lie?

Most Satanists celebrate this as their high holy day and even offer human sacrifices to the devil.

According to the Roman calendar in which days began at midnight, the evening of October 31 was the eve before the hallowed day; hence Halloween or All Soul's Eve was kept throughout the ancient pagan world. All Hallows Eve, because it is the day before All Hallows' or All Saints' day, was a holy day in the Roman Catholic Church, Episcopal Church, the Church of England and the Greek Orthodox Church. This festival honors all martyrs, known and unknown, who have died for the church. During the time of Constantine, these two holidays were merged in an attempt to Christianize the heathen. The church could not prevent these heathen practices, so they thought "taming'" them would be the answer. They were, of course, not to worship their gods on the church's "All Saint's day." However, as it is with all compromises, soon the evil overrode the good, and hence we still honor these heathen practices by celebrating Halloween.

The bible speaks against witchcraft and other wickedness. That is why Christians are not suppose to celebrate pagan holidays. Halloween is the day of the dead. Darkness is all over this holiday. Spells are being casted and other sorts of evils are going on.
In 2 Corinthians 17 it says Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things become new..

So therefore all the things of your past are washed away and you are renewed in Christ. A true follower of Christ turns from all appearence of evil and do right by the word of God.

Answer 4

Goodness NO!! It's "All Hallow's (All Saints) Eve"!!!

The true origins of Halloween lie with the ancient Celtic tribes who lived in Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Brittany. For the Celts, November 1 marked the beginning of a new year and the coming of winter. The night before the new year, they celebrated the festival of Samhain, Lord of the Dead. During this festival, Celts believed the souls of the dead—including ghosts, goblins and witches—returned to mingle with the living. In order to scare away the evil spirits, people would wear masks and light bonfires.

When the Romans conquered the Celts, they added their own touches to the Samhain festival, such as making centerpieces out of apples and nuts for Pomona, the Roman goddess of the orchards. The Romans also bobbed for apples and drank cider—traditions which may sound familiar to you. But where does the Christian aspect of the holiday come into play? In 835, Pope Gregory IV moved the celebration for all the martyrs (later all saints) from May 13 to November 1. The night before became known as All Hallow’s Even or “holy evening.” Eventually the name was shortened to the current Halloween. On November 2, the Church celebrates All Souls Day.

The purpose of these feasts is to remember those who have died, whether they are officially recognized by the Church as saints or not. It is a celebration of the “communion of saints,” which reminds us that the Church is not bound by space or time.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church says that through the communion of saints “a perennial link of charity exists between the faithful who have already reached their heavenly home, those who are expiating their sins in purgatory and those who are still pilgrims on earth. Between them there is, too, an abundant exchange of all good things” (#1475).

Answer 5

1 Thessalonians 5:22
Abstain from all appearance of evil.

Ephesians 5:6-12
Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Be not ye therefore partakers with them. For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.

Answer 6

I don't have a problem with it. I just dislike the fact that everyone is celebrating Halloween, but when it comes to easter; celebrating Jesus Christ's resurrection, allot of people choose to ignore that and focus on the eggs and bunnies and jelly beans.

Answer 7

Depends on how you celebrate it. this year I plan on terrorizing evanglist by dressing up as the devil and thanking them for their work. I might not and just go around as "the crow" if anyone knows who that is, if not your missing out. But somechristians find it devil-worship when it's mainly just a bit of fun for kids, mostly about marketing and retail getting more money also.

Answer 8

Some beleive that it is a demonistic holiday because of the ghosts, spirits, and witches that we "celebrate" by dressing up in costumes. Pretending that things are haunted and magic is real is un-Christian in many denominations.

Answer 9

Christians should not be messing with pagan holidays, Halloween or Christmas. The only thing they enjoy is shopping and making money for Wal-Mart

Answer 10

Don't know. other than to say that it really is the celebration of "ALL HALLOWS EVE" which is a all saints day.

Dunno why the cat-licks are up in arms about it. It's just a little scary fun.

Never mind that my canine teeth grow an inch longer on that night.

LD